It is a beautiful day. That makes for a nice change after a heartbreaking week. Not only was there the terrorist acts in Paris but, closer to home, I marked the tenth anniversary of the death of a beloved cousin.... Continue reading

My Friday had a rather ignominious beginning thanks to an unwelcome wake-up call far too early. Happily, things improved from there. Eye appointment went better than expected, which is a relief because I am very nearly medically interesting these days.... Continue reading

Someone spent five hours poking around this blog yesterday, according to my stats app. They left two comments on the last post before they figured out that I had removed the comments and blocked them from posting. After that, they... Continue reading

More reclaiming what was once mine. It was a wild summer. Full of friends, laughter, and healing. I even managed to fall in love. There was crappy stuff, too, because life is complicated. It's all good, though. It is what... Continue reading

Last week was orange. Clothing, a new handbag, and socks. Truly fabulous stripy socks that make me happy. March always sucks, but this one has sucked more than usual. Therefore, orange. As I am waiting for yarn to arrive, I... Continue reading

Stella This is the 3rd and last pattern of an ebook that a wonderful friend gave me last fall. Two are mostly garter. This one is garter and 2tg/yo type "lace". Simple increases and wonderful mindless knitting. I used two... Continue reading

Pardon my schmutz. The car needs a bath. I've been working on my handspun Stella while trying to fight spring and her crafty minions. Meds helped but the side-effects were not enjoyable, so now I'm sucking it up and praying... Continue reading

Julia Project Page I should have used more of the pink on the long side. However, by the time I got to the long side, I had seen the entire run of Dexter and really needed to move on. Don't... Continue reading

But I have sky... Sorry about the glare. Car photos are dodgy at the best of times. Still working on a scarf and thinking about sweaters. Still coughing and being thankful that I got out of last week in one... Continue reading

Fields of Flowers Hat Project Page Using a slightly larger yarn made all the difference in getting a hat that would fit my big giant head. I love it and wish I was a hat girl because I would be... Continue reading

I finally gave in to the fact that I was sick and really just didn't feel well, and went to bed. For three days. If I hadn't needed to mail a sample this morning, I would still be in bed.... Continue reading

The one from here? I used the Rhinebeck yarn from here. Yeah, I finished it, took it to Reno and brought it back. Only took photos after our Squishy yelled at me to see it it. You can thank her.... Continue reading

::shifty eyes:: I swore to myself that I was going to post more and shit. Yeah, then the coughing started, sleeping became even harder to do than normal, and this whole cold sheeping thing just keeps getting better and better.... Continue reading

Having a fabulous long birthday weekend, thanks. Ran up to Reno on Saturday and spent some time with PinkyD. After a fabulous lunch, we went to her LYS, Jimmy Beans Wool. Maybe you've heard of it. I needed yarn for... Continue reading

It's easy to do if you're not working on sleeves. It has issues but I still love it. There's also a handspun handknit merino/silk/yak scarf that does not want to dry. I'm sure running a vaporizer for hours on end... Continue reading

Mindless with amazing handspun yarn is much better than boring sleeves. The downside that the sweater with sleeves in progress now seems to be living in the Ottoman of Shame. The weather has taken a turn for the winter-like, so... Continue reading

862 yards From this Bullseye Bump Linky added for the sake of my stalker in AZ, who isn't smart enough to move it along on her own. Yeah... It's been an amazing year and I thank each and every one... Continue reading

An Into The Whirled batt and braid were purchased for a spinner, who lives on the wrong side of the country and has fabulous friends. At the end of the day, the fabulous shopping friend realized that she had gotten... Continue reading

And I shall call him Semi because it's sort of a Sockhead hat. I never stopped ribbing, did the decreases differently and used less yarn. Whatever. It's fabulous and I love it. I love that it's long enough to fold... Continue reading

A husband called a knitter: My wife feels frozen out socially but DON'T TELL HER I CALLED YOU! Ummm... Yeah... I don't think anyone did tell her, however, pretty much everyone else heard about it. I was thinking about that... Continue reading

And what a week we're having! Here's my mindless knitting. Cast on as a SockHead Sock, but I'm so in love with the ribbed fabric and how it hides issues with the handspun yarn, that I think I'm going to... Continue reading

I finished the ORANGE socks that I love and needed something new to knit. I have some amazing gradients waiting for me but couldn't decide on a pattern. I saw my merino/cashmere/nylon handspun in the stash and knew I needed... Continue reading